Africa
Two new books survey the contemporary Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), following close to two decades of state collapse and civil conflict.
The main subject of this sometimes rambling but always readable account of the recent history of southern Africa is the close relationships between the region’s political leaders.
McGovern skillfully unmasks the financial interests at stake in the country’s politics.
This book, by one of South Africa’s most prominent progressive journalists, is a thought-provoking analysis of the weaknesses and failures of the country’s leadership since the end of apartheid.
